The sun., 1887-03-27

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was the drsariest saddost picture of despair.
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i0r him Whether Blaine was elected Or not. II
no. secrets between them on this matter. II
defeated no would be. wrecked the same, be-
he would lose hs stes grip on y
tion than his election, He sal said that ior f Demo-
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patronage under Blaine he would be held ac-
s0Rntn6s %an6 And .h9HEht as hS said to me-
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Groner into discipline again. I do not know
about Groner, but rs he Is intimately nssoci-
the pulse Of Wall street he Il probably a sher.
man man. He Il. not warmly Tor Blaine. None
Of the Virginia Republicans has been; They
have not forgotten the pressure OF Blaine's
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and SO shrewd and careful a man as Canaday
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John bouncing majority II nominated.
suppose 1t does. Virginia. North Carolina"
down more than one; half. With West yirsinia
SesrYa1 New Yark can carry the Democrats can have
That Is the way, then. sherman,s fftepds are
50 FAR as the eleetera " Vote Hs is eoncsrned but
they regard the chickens as good rs Matched SO
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Hawley In Connecticut and his. influential pa
sherman. Blaine has never been great favor
Ito In Connecticut, but the political organiza;
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Der Of the Massachusetts delegates, while
Rhode Island Is regarded as sure, unless MIR.
Aldrich slips up to send her tiny mite OF four
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politician would land than where thistle blow
would. He tried his hand at strengthening
things out. some ten years ago; and made q
sorry mess of it. The effect of the removal Of
Arthur bewldered him, and he has frankly nd-
mtted that business was a mistake. But 1t
confirmed him In his belief that the politician
Is the safest. sherman believes that he would
publican. il the politicians didn't manipulate:
and he will probably repeat next year the ad:
vice he gave in 1884, when asked by his friends
what they should do with New York:
DO nothing. That Is tho safest" he said.
Mr.. Blaines friends do not think that Sher-
man will make any. special effort, even to Sc
cure New York's delegation They are sure
that II nominated he will not permit his can
vass to be focused In New York.
SO then 1t is possible that We may see q can
yass in which, so far as the Republcanss, are
Hands Off New York. Hands on Connecticut.
and West Virginia."
1t is singular fact that President Cleveland,
said to be inspired by Mr. Lamont. conceives
the possibility Of his reelection without the aid
of New York. II either side plnnges into the
canvass thus determined, we shall certainly
have a canvass which would be like a circus
without the trained horses. or u Hamlet'
without the Dane, was the suggestion OF u willy
politician who had heard of this.
know that 1t Is in the minds OF some Of Blaines
friends that in case Sherman is nominated
there would be great Significance and propriety
in nominating on the ticket with him q gentle-
man from Maine. Not Blaine. but the witty
Reed. How inspiring and befttlng would his
Shakespearean head appear in the dreamy
languor OF the Senate chamber